Deprivation Statistics for Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, Dacorum

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, Dacorum, Hertfordshire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dacorum. We have combined these statitics into an English ward level, as most people are familiar with this geospacial area in their town or city. Here are those 6 marked on a map:

Each area has its own decile score. This is where each LSOA in England is ranked according to the level of deprivation and split into 10 equal groups. A decile score of 1 means the area is in the top 10% of deprived areas, 2 is equal to the top 20% and so forth. To simply these scores and apply them to a ward, we have created the iLiveHere rating. This takes the average decile score of all the LSOAs in a ward and converts that into a rating out of 10, where 1 is the best and 10 is the worst. We have then used to traffic light colour system as an at-a-glance reference. As you scroll down this page, the more red ratings you see, the more deprived Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield is. Indices of Deprivation statistics and are broken down into domains of deprivation or more simply, categories. These category scores are combined using a percentage weighting to give a an LSOA its final indices of deprivation score, decile and rank:

  • Income Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Employment Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%)
  • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%)
  • Crime (9.3%)
  • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%)
  • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)
Below we have split the Living Environment Deprivation category into its sub-categories. We think having individual iLiveHere ratings for Inside Environment and Outside Environment provides a better insight to the housing quality and outside space in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dacorum.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dacorum 021A 11.622 22618/32,844 7
Dacorum 021F 6.54 28848/32,844 9
Dacorum 021D 6.456 28918/32,844 9
Dacorum 021C 5.988 29484/32,844 9
Dacorum 021E 5.796 29682/32,844 10
Dacorum 021B 3.299 32039/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. The definition of low income the government uses to compile these statistics includes those who are out-of-work (for any reason, not just unemployment) and those that are in work but satisfy the IMD means tests. In the real world, this means they may qualify for means tested benefits such as Universal Credit or legacy benefits such as Working Tax Credits. You should not to assume that this rating is an indicator of overall poverty in this ward.
LSOA Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Dacorum 021A 0.069 21770/32,844 7
Dacorum 021C 0.052 25617/32,844 8
Dacorum 021D 0.052 25721/32,844 8
Dacorum 021F 0.022 31963/32,844 10
Dacorum 021E 0.022 32062/32,844 10
Dacorum 021B 0.016 32531/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield who are excluded from the jobs market. These are people who are involuntarily deprived of work. The IMD domains include people who are unemployment, those who are sick or disabled, and carers. Since the government no longer publishes percentage figures for unemployment after the introduction of Universal Credit, his is now the only reliable indictor of joblessness in this ward. The higher the iLiveHere rating, the harder it could be to get work.
LSOA Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Dacorum 021A 0.044 26651/32,844 9
Dacorum 021C 0.043 26998/32,844 9
Dacorum 021D 0.042 27268/32,844 9
Dacorum 021F 0.035 29199/32,844 9
Dacorum 021E 0.029 30818/32,844 10
Dacorum 021B 0.022 32069/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (27409/32,844) in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield is more than the adult average rank (22756/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dacorum 021A 17.776 15288/32,844 5
Dacorum 021D 7.808 24141/32,844 8
Dacorum 021C 6.884 25160/32,844 8
Dacorum 021B 3.336 29338/32,844 9
Dacorum 021E 3.254 29442/32,844 9
Dacorum 021F 2.571 30252/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is indictor of the risk of dying prematurely or having your quality of life impaired through poor physical or mental health in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. The IMD domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality. However, it does not take into consideration but personal behaviour or environmental factors that may be predictive of future health problems. See Outdoor Deprivation for depivation that includes environmental factors such as local pullution levels.
LSOA Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Dacorum 021A -0.211 19296/32,844 6
Dacorum 021D -0.541 23943/32,844 8
Dacorum 021C -1.135 29848/32,844 10
Dacorum 021E -1.219 30415/32,844 10
Dacorum 021B -1.274 30723/32,844 10
Dacorum 021F -1.321 30963/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Dacorum 021E -0.102 18166/32,844 6
Dacorum 021F -0.139 18719/32,844 6
Dacorum 021C -0.252 20383/32,844 7
Dacorum 021D -0.315 21258/32,844 7
Dacorum 021A -0.327 21416/32,844 7
Dacorum 021B -0.814 27449/32,844 9

There were 9 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. I bad rating in an urban area indicates how unaffordable the housing could be. A bad rating in a rural area is an indicator of the absense of local services.
LSOA Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Dacorum 021F 32.789 5205/32,844 2
Dacorum 021A 30.981 6287/32,844 2
Dacorum 021E 28.2 8266/32,844 3
Dacorum 021C 20.148 16471/32,844 6
Dacorum 021B 19.178 17645/32,844 6
Dacorum 021D 17.67 19564/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. A bad rating in an equally income deprived ward, could be because of poorly maintained rented accomodation. A bad rating in a non income deprived area, could be because the small size of housing in relation to costs.
LSOA Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Dacorum 021B 0.02 16133/32,844 5
Dacorum 021E -0.302 21175/32,844 7
Dacorum 021D -0.477 23614/32,844 8
Dacorum 021F -0.535 24342/32,844 8
Dacorum 021A -0.662 25907/32,844 8
Dacorum 021C -0.723 26556/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Dacorum 021E -0.325 20777/32,844 7
Dacorum 021F -0.529 23881/32,844 8
Dacorum 021B -0.669 25789/32,844 8
Dacorum 021D -0.776 27124/32,844 9
Dacorum 021A -1.08 30097/32,844 10
Dacorum 021C -1.103 30281/32,844 10

Disclaimer: Although every care has been taken to make sure there are no mistakes in the data presented on this page, you should verify these figures with the official data source.